Spiritual authority - Mark 11.27 - 12.12 The Crunch: Mark 11.27-33 “What is your authority, and who is it from?” Jesus’ reply: “You know that already - so will you listen to one who comes in the name of the Lord?” The Parable: Mark 12.1-12 The goodness of the owner, v1 The greed of the tenants, v2-8 - a description of sin: rebellion against God’s authority The judgement of the wicked, v9 Nevertheless, grace, v10-11 ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvellous in our eyes' (Mark 12.10-11)

Spiritual authority - Mark 11.27 - 12.12 As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him— you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house... ...in Scripture it says: "See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame... The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone... ...you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God...” (1 Peter 2.4-10)